Oil and gas exploration company Tullow Oil announced today production had begun on April 27th from the McAdam gas field in the North Sea off Britain.
Initial production rates are between 60 million and 65 million standard cubic feet per day from the single well development, which is above the anticipated level.
The McAdam field is the third field to be brought on production as part of the five field development collectively known as CMS III. Tullow Oil Ltd holds a 14.1 per cent interest in CMS III.
Tullow said production from the first two fields, Murdoch K and Hawksley has exceeded expectations since first gas was produced from CMS III in September 2002.
These two wells, along with the additional production from McAdam, bring the combined production rate to the anticipated plateau of 300 million standard cubic feet per day.
The fourth well in the programme, Boulton H1, is drilling, and should be on production in the third quarter this year, Tullow added.